Italy / Aug 27, 1963 / Venice Film Festival
A night she wakes up bound to the bed and with the bleeding body. The revenge of the devil will not delay!
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Purif is distraught when her lover is betrothed to another. When she summons the old ways to curse him, her erratic behavior is interpreted as demonic possession, and the villagers turn against her with physical and sexual violence.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rossana Rovere | Antonio's Wife |
| Luciana Angiolillo | La Signora di Craco (uncredited) |
| Andrea Bosic | Priest (uncredited) |
| Nino Castelnuovo | Buca (uncredited) |
| Maria Ciriello | (uncredited) |
| Giovanni Cristofanelli | Padre Tommaso (uncredited) |
| Francesca Farinacci | (uncredited) |
| Laura Nucci | La Madre di Purif (uncredited) |
| Luca Pascarella | (uncredited) |
| Lea Russo | (uncredited) |
| Nicola Tagliacozzo | Uncle Giuseppe (uncredited) |
Genres
HorrorDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il demonio |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Titanus, Vox Film, Les Films Marceau-Cocinor |
| Release date | 31 gennaio 1964 |
| Production | Elio Scardamaglia, Ugo Guerra, Federico Magnaghi, Luciano Martino |
| Writer | Ugo Guerra, Luciano Martino, Brunello Rondi |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei, Tommasina Desideri |
| Cinematography | Carlo Bellero, Giovanni Battista Poletto, Gaetano Valle, Guglielmo Vincioni |
| Assistant directors | Paolo Bianchini, Sergio Martino, Renata Paulucci, Giovanfrancesco Fantacci, Brunello Rondi |
| Camera operators | Gaetano Valle, Carlo Bellero, Giovanni Battista Poletto, Guglielmo Vincioni |
| Additional photography | Carlo Bellero, Giovanni Battista Poletto, Gaetano Valle, Guglielmo Vincioni |
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| Production design | Andrea Fantacci |
| Art direction | Andrea Fantacci |
| Set decoration | Andrea Fantacci |
| Music | Piero Piccioni |
| Sound | Piero Piccioni |
| Costume design | Anna Maria Palleri, Franco Freda |
| Makeup | Franco Freda, Anna Maria Palleri |
| Hairstyling | Anna Maria Palleri, Franco Freda |
Release dates
Premiere
United Kingdom / Oct 25, 1963 / BFI London Film Festival
Portugal / Sep 12, 2024 / MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival
Limited release
Italy / Jan 31, 1964 / 18+
Spain / Jul 08, 1969 / 18
Theatrical release
Netherlands / Nov 16, 1967 / 18
France / Nov 29, 1967
Physical media
Italy / Jul 04, 2004 / 18+ / DVD
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